Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit · 7,767 undergrads (medium, city) · website ↗

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What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$16,126
$30,000 – $48,000	$18,041
$48,000 – $75,000	$20,149
$75,000 – $110,000	$28,207
Over $110,000	$56,667
All incomes (average)	$39,949

Sticker tuition and fees: $68,678 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Tulane University of Louisiana's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$19,726
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$19,726
Books and supplies	$1,400
Other expenses, on campus	$2,784
Other expenses, off campus	$2,784

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (1,843 of them) in 2022–23; 64% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	60%	$33,074
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	9%	$5,047
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	59%	$31,406
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	23%	$5,166

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 14%
Average SAT: 1448
Median ACT: 32
Students with Pell grants: 10%
Graduation rate (6yr): 86%
Freshman retention: 93%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $63,268
Median debt at graduation: $20,500
International undergrads: 511 (6.3%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: None
Students per faculty member: 7 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 69%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 700–750
SAT Math: 700–770
ACT composite: 31–34

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Considered if submitted
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Considered if submitted

First-time applicants: 27,936
Admitted: 4,077
Enrolled: 1,867

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business31%

Social Sciences14%

Biology & Life Sciences10%

Psychology8%

Health & Nursing7%

Communications & Media7%

Architecture4%

Visual & Performing Arts4%

Engineering3%

Mathematics & Statistics2%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (34)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Finance and Financial Management Services	311	$80,282	$129,850national $83,343	$19,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations	202	$69,281	$95,966national $68,257	$19,525
Research and Experimental Psychology	198	—	—national $55,695	$18,637
Marketing	156	$66,646	$98,503national $69,303	$18,000
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	150	$44,801	$71,325national $68,245	$19,500
Political Science and Government	141	$46,176	$71,160national $63,293	$19,500
Communication and Media Studies	129	$50,714	$76,945national $56,359	$19,500
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	111	$31,819	$48,464national $62,451	$21,500
Economics	94	$55,174	$79,957national $82,686	$19,500
International Business	79	$60,670	—national $73,201	$19,500
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	62	$31,495	—national $66,697	$19,925
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	58	$29,251	$47,709national $55,012	$22,250
International Relations and National Security Studies	53	$44,152	$77,300national $66,596	$19,500
Sociology	50	$48,846	$50,847national $52,657	$18,250
Computer Science	49	$86,237	$118,931national $107,009	$21,250
English Language and Literature, General	45	$39,704	$57,752national $48,590	$19,500
History	38	$27,637	—national $50,680	$13,750
Philosophy	35	$37,146	—national $54,455	$22,313
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	33	—	$40,169national $50,497	$22,711
Biology, General	32	—	$47,777national $57,214	$18,500
Mathematics	31	$57,003	—national $69,562	$19,500
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	30	—	$79,925national $55,000	$16,040
Anthropology	28	—	$56,847national $46,676	$17,500
Fine and Studio Arts	27	$39,740	—national $41,367	—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	23	—	$47,791national $61,296	—
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	21	$82,229	$112,914national $93,451	—
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	19	$52,497	$64,914national $67,934	—
Psychology, General	16	$37,461	$60,260national $50,706	—
Chemical Engineering	15	$75,563	—national $98,158	—
Non-Professional Legal Studies	8	$54,578	—national $61,959	—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	8	—	$52,535national $55,693	—
Social Sciences, General	8	—	$51,290national $53,366	—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	5	—	$58,507national $63,560	—
Computer Programming	5	—	$67,047national $83,439	—

Master's degrees (22)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	162	$81,390	$122,230national $124,807	$81,147
Social Work	134	$56,987	$55,716national $65,123	$75,663
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	101	$61,902	—national $81,651	$73,505
Business/Commerce, General	84	$70,323	$113,672national $125,988	$63,216
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	65	$124,319	$100,322national $101,855	$36,000
Finance and Financial Management Services	63	$114,625	$120,904national $110,694	—
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	49	$28,539	—national $84,750	$57,183
Public Health	42	$61,713	$81,964national $82,751	$79,398
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	37	$42,020	—national $76,837	$56,698
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	36	$64,990	$77,285national $82,527	$77,208
Architectural Sciences and Technology	20	$61,410	—national $77,466	$92,689
International Business	18	$172,949	—national $97,121	—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	14	—	$55,438national $65,716	—
Pharmacology and Toxicology	14	$28,047	—national $92,305	—
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	13	$107,241	—national $121,855	—
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	13	$28,665	—national $67,681	—
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other	13	—	$89,707national $95,461	—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	12	$50,172	—national $73,229	—
Business Administration, Management and Operations	10	$148,009	$124,014national $103,485	—
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	9	$89,341	—national $96,656	—
Genetics	6	$27,831	—national $92,660	—
Architecture	0	—	$72,973national $74,139	—

First professional degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Law	219	$82,387	—national $107,773	$139,236
Medicine	178	$66,193	—national $112,460	$342,528

Graduate certificates (4)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	—	$74,822	—national $138,247	$133,528
Social Work	—	$54,691	—national $69,362	—
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	—	$56,052	—national $60,655	$76,601
Public Health	—	$57,618	$55,423national $88,684	$76,882

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 179 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 6823 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70118-5698
Phone: (504) 865-5000
Institutional accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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